The title of this refers to an activity people on the autism spectrum do to help calm themselves when things get overwhelming. I rock. I have Aspergers Syndrome. We can talk about it or anything else you want

Friday, August 31, 2007

Links for the cure (to ignorance that is)

11/29/12 Edit. I have been told that some of these links are dead now. Some no longer point to Autistic type sites. I don't have the time nor inclination to fix them, but rather than delete the whole post, I will add this edit as a disclaimer. click at your own risk. TTFN

It’s been a while and I really shouldn’t be here now. It’s way past my bedtime, but as usual, I got distracted. Wandered over to a great web site called I am an aspie. and then of course wandered some more. Found the cure for Ignorance Campaign from the Aspergian Pride group. Quite cool and I didn’t get all the way through.
Somewhere in my wanderings tonight, I saw that we don’t suffer from Aspergers, we suffer from Ignorance. Don’t I know it. So I am going tp try to post these links either here or over at my new site. http://www.bouncingoffthewall.com/ If you go there you can see that we have a serious stuff section that talks about the education of all kids and the rights of kids with things like aspergers to get an appropriate education just like the NTs out there.

Aspergian Pride Celebrating the accomplishments and the inherent worth of autistic people

A Touch of Alyricism A blog dedicated to the equally fascinating topics of autistic advocacy and the sisterly sophistries of radical gender feminism

Constructing Autism A professor describes autism as a social construct that arose in the context of the modern world’s anxieties about environmental contamination and cultural and technological change

The Lucitania Hindenberg Foundation A website that seeks to improve social attitudes toward autism and argues against the use of extreme and negative language such as “catastrophe” in describing the autistic population

A Disturbing Timepiece A mother writes: “Eugenics is a scary word for anyone who believes in life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness. However, the term becomes especially scary for me when it’s used in reference to my own children”

Autism: Deal With It! A blogger who calls himself “The Autistic Jedi” goes into battle against prejudice, seeking to turn our society away from the Dark Side

Autism for Parents A good starting point for parents trying to learn more about autism, with information and links to a wide variety of resources - both on and offline

Hard Won Wisdom A mother writes: “As a parent and teacher… here is the blog never around when I needed it. I hope it helps!”

My Quirky Boy A mom writes about her life with her three-year-old son, who “has Autism, and that is not a bad thing, it does not mean that there is anything wrong with him, or that he needs to be fixed”

The Autism Life Resources and a discussion forum to help parents, caregivers, family, and friends learn about autism

Me by the Sea A mother writes: “We are simply loving our daughter, and all we can do is hope we are doing the right things. We hope that with our love & acceptance, she will bloom in her own beautiful way.”

Beautiful Child The story of an autistic boy and his family learning and loving and growing together… a story of acceptance for all children regardless of labels

Life in the New Republic A mother describes her life with an autistic son and how she finds the Jedi philosophies of Star Wars to be useful

The Autistic Self-Advocacy Network A nonprofit organization providing support and services to individuals on the autism spectrum while working to change public perception and combat misinformation by educating communities

The Autism Crisis Michelle Dawson’s blog about the science and ethics of autism advocacy

Ed’s Autism Page The blog of an autistic man who believes “that autism can be seen in better ways, respect can encourage potential in everyone, and there are many ways to celebrate diversity.”

Whitterer on Autism A mother comments upon the more humorous aspects of keeping company with autistic children

Incorrect Pleasures The blog of an autistic stay-at-home mom who collects interesting facts and figures involving autistic culture and other related themes

The Vision Splendid A father envisions a day when “all neurodivergent people will be seen for the beautiful and fascinating individuals they are, and the word ‘normal’ shall be rendered forever meaningless.”

How to Spot Bias in Research In a column written for the Association for Psychological Science, Professor Morton Ann Gernsbacher points out how research on autistics and other groups is often biased by unfounded assumptions

The Beach on Autism Island A group blog by mothers who imagine themselves on a beach of “pure white sand, with seagulls calling and children laughing as the moms sit in comfy beach chairs, sipping drinks with little umbrellas.”

Club 166 Where a dad of two great kids (one on the autism spectrum) muses about life

‘Normal’ shouldn’t be only acceptable realm A mother observes that “autistic teens and adults are speaking out against the prevailing attitude that their personality and behavioral traits constitute a disease that needs to be cured. And they’re right.”

One Dad’s Opinion A father writes: “I have three cherished sons, one of whom is autistic, and this occurrence in my life has opened my eyes to the sometimes wonderful, always interesting world of autistic perspective.”

Posautive A site highlighting videos with positive content about autistic people

Life With Joey A mother of “two lovely boys, one with autism” shares her experiences

About Me

I am the Mom of 4 wonderful kids, a son-in-law, daughter-in-law and two granddaughters
I have Aspergers, So do some of those Kids. Trying to explain a condition like Aspergers is difficult and even harder to understand. It’s like trying to describe the color purple to a blind person. Well not really but that’s as close a metaphor as I can come up with right now.
I’m going to try to tell our story, and maybe then you might understand the world we live in and contribute to helping us understand yours.
Oh did I tell you, some of us Aspies don’t grow up. Maybe Peter Pan had Aspergers? ;)